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BEAVERS: Six athletes sign with BSU teams during spring period

Revved up about new Engine

Fire Engine No. 3 is the newest addition to the Bemidji Fire Department's fleet. Pictured are Mike Mischke, Chad Hokuf, Russ Hiltz with the Bemidji Rural Fire Association, Bemidji Fire Chief Dave Hoefer and Mike Yavarow. (Crystal Dey | Bemidji Pioneer)

Putting their best foot forward: BSU students thrive in worldwide business simulation

The members of Dontopedalogy are, from left, Ryan Kohorst from Sauk Centre, Minn., John Gregorich from Britt, Minn., and Judah Chezick from International Falls, Minn.. All three are seniors in business administration. They are involved in a worldwide business competition for college students. (Bethany Wesley | Bemidji Pioneer)

Fire hits garages, vehicles, in Eckles Township

A garage fire in Solway on Wednesday afternoon caused an estimated $77,000 in damage. The Bemidji and Solway Fire Departments, along with DNR firefighters responded to the garage fire at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Eckles Township. (Submitted photo)

Life coach: Connect with your inner wisdom

Mixed feelings toward 'Fargo'

Martin Freeman as Lester Nygaard in the FX series "Fargo."
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BEAVERS: Six athletes sign with BSU teams during spring period
Revved up about new Engine
Fire hits garages, vehicles, in Eckles Township
Winter Severity Index numbers top 180 in Bemidji area
Daily arrests for April 16
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BEAVERS: Six athletes sign with BSU teams during spring period
Revved up about new Engine
Winter Severity Index numbers top 180 in Bemidji area
Paul Nelson: Cold extends ice fishing season but accesses are deteriorating
Putting their best foot forward: BSU students thrive in worldwide business simulation
Crime report for April 16-17
Sheriff’s Report The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls on Wednesday: Sex crime 12:24 p.m. A sex crime was reported in Bemidji. Burglary 2:12 p.m. Items were reported stolen from a residence on the 1200 block of Little Norway Ave. SE. Fire 4:35...
news / local5 hours 16 min ago
Hilliard no longer Visit Bemidji director
BEMIDJI -- Denelle Hilliard is no longer the executive director of Visit Bemidji. Both Hilliard and Visit Bemidji Board of Directors chairman Curt Lundquist declined to provide further details regarding Hilliard's separation from the organization on April 11. It is not known publicly...
news / local5 hours 29 min ago
Lumberjacks: Bemidji boys tennis team edges EGF 4-3
GRAND FORKS -- A sweep of the doubles matches proved to be the difference Thursday as the Bemidji boys tennis team nipped East Grand Forks 4-3 at the Choice Fitness Center in Grand Forks. The Green Wave claimed three of the four singles matches but BHS captured all three of the doubles...
sports / Lumberjacks6 hours 17 min ago
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Bemidji fire calls for April 16-17
The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls on Wednesday: 4:37 p.m. Structure fire on the 10700 block of Grange Road NW. Structure fully involved by 4:51 p.m. Engine two on scene at 4:53 p.m. and returned to station at 6:58 p.m. 6:38 p.m. Medical on the 1100 block...
news / local7 hours 24 min ago
Daily arrests for April 16
The following people were booked into the Beltrami County Jail Wednesday. The charges listed here do not necessarily reflect the nature of the counts that may be levied against them by the Beltrami County Attorney's Office. Robert Joseph Graves, 43 G-COURT/PENDING-169A.26.1(a) WARRANT-Traffic...
news / local7 hours 41 min ago
Students injured when truck, school bus collide
RENVILLE, Minn. –– Seven people, including five teens, were injured Wednesday when a truck collided with a school bus on an icy road near Renville in west-central Minnesota. None of the injuries were life-threatening. The Minnesota State Patrol said the accident on Minnesota...
news / region10 hours 34 min ago
Thief River Falls man faces charges in high-speed chase
  WARREN, Minn. -- A Thief River Falls man led Marshall County deputies on a chase at more than 120 mph in a stolen car Monday, authorities said. According to a news release from the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, Christian B. Potucek, 20, appeared Wednesday in district...
news / region11 hours 53 min ago
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Retired Dr. Brian Livermore on Wednesday discussed the importance of acting quickly to seek help in response to a suspected heart attack. Livermore should know: On Aug. 9, 2013, he suffered an ST-elevated myocardial infarction, or STEMI, heart attack, in which blood flow is completely blocked to a portion of the heart. Unless the blockage is quickly eliminated, the patient is at serious risk of death or disability, thus its nickname “the widow maker.”
Helping with the heart: Sanford Bemidji receives grant to help with cardiac care
BEMIDJI -- When Dr. Brian Livermore saw the EKG, he knew he was dying. "I recognized right away what was going on," Livermore recalled Wednesday...
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Paul Nelson: Cold extends ice fishing season but accesses are deteriorating
A return to colder weather this past week temporarily extended the ice fishing season. The ice on most lakes is becoming suspect and anglers really need to be careful and make good decisions for the rest of the ice fishing season. The ice is starting to pull away from shoreline as...
fishing / outdoors2 hours 36 min ago
Intoxicated man smashes way through senior facility
BEMIDJI -- A Windsong Catered Living resident was the victim of an unpleasant wake-up call Saturday morning when she encountered a man banging on her patio door. Sean Foster Heideman, 25, of Centennial, Colo., was arrested for first-degree damage to property in an occupied dwelling...
local / newsApril 16, 2014 - 6:25pm
MN 2020 touts rebates as helping to relieve "most unfair" tax
BEMIDJI -- Matt Entenza had a message for Bemidji homeowners and renters Wednesday: there's money on the way. The former DFL legislator and gubernatorial candidate held a press conference in City Hall to highlight renewed funding for two tax rebate programs under Gov. Mark Dayton:...
news / localApril 16, 2014 - 4:23pm
Off The Record — 'Fargo:' Episode 1, The Crocodile’s Dilemma. *SPOILERS*
Readers and viewers can join in the conversation as we watch the debut of the new, much-anticipated "Fargo" television series at 9 p.m. Tuesday...
entertainmentApril 15, 2014 - 11:56pm
Body found in Duluth believed to be that of missing elderly woman
  DULUTH -- Duluth police said Wednesday that they believe a body found Tuesday in the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood is that of an elderly woman missing since last summer. Police said preliminary evidence led them to believe the body is that of Dale Elizabeth Gerard,...
news / region11 hours 42 min ago
Minnesota Speaker of the House Paul Thissen speaks to Bemidji media and community members inside Memorial Hall at BSU. The building is one of several on campus that will be renovated or demolished as part of an extensive renovation for which BSU has requested $13.79 million in this year’s state bonding bill. Next to Thissen are (left to right) Rep. Roger Erickson, DFL-Baudette, Bemidji Mayor Rita Albrecht and Rep. John Persell, DFL-Bemidji. Zach Kayser | Bemidji Pioneer
DFL legislators talk bonding at BSU; Thissen says spending cap likely to change
Zach Kayser zkayser@bemidjipioneer.com BEMIDJI — Minnesota Speaker of the House Paul Thissen highlighted BSU’s $13.79 million request for...
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U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., listens to veterans from local VFW Post 1260 as he visits the Bemidji Veterans Administration clinic Wednesday. Veterans facing the camera are Dan Haugen, left, and Kelly Booge. Facing away is Post Commander Bruce Malterud. (Zach Kayser | Bemidji Pioneer)
Visiting with Veterans: Peterson tours Bemidji VA clinic
BEMIDJI -- U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., toured the Bemidji Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic on Wednesday, conferring with clinic leadership...
news / localApril 16, 2014 - 6:50pm

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BEMIDJI — Crime. Corruption. Murder.
Ah jeez, it’s happening in Bemidji.
A fictional Bemidji that is.
About half of “Fargo,” the 10-episode FX Television series adaptation of ...

The Pioneer has a new app for iPad users.

BEMIDJI -- Readers of the Pioneer now have one more avenue to get their news. In an exclusive partnership with Lueken's Village Foods, the Pioneer now has an iPad app. ...

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